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BRIAN JAMES POIRIER

707 27 TH AVE. NORTH APT. B, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33704. BRIANJPOIRIER@GMAIL.COM 321 501 6482

PROFILE
Accelerated Bachelors of Science Nursing student with three years experience in ecological field research and lab
work transitioning into a perioperative nursing career. I contribute experience in experimental research project design
and management to a profession which increasingly demands familiarity with and synthesis of evidence based clinical
research into practice to improve patient care. Amiable, empathetic and professional.

EDUCATION
AUGUST 2013 TO PRESENT
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE CANDIDATE, EXPECTED DECEMBER 2014

Accepted to the accelerated Bachelors program, a highly competitive and demanding program which allows
students with a previous bachelors degree to complete a bachelors of nursing in four consecutive
semesters

Acting counselor in the Nurse Mentorship Program, providing guidance to junior nursing students

885 Total Clinical Hours

GPA: 3.83

MAY 2012 TO MAY 2013


NURSING PREREQUISITES

Saint Petersburg College

St. Petersburg,, FL

GPA: 4.0

AUGUST 2003 TO DECEMBER 2007


Florida State University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Recipient of Deans list and Presidents list

GPA: 3.38

Tallahassee, FL

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
AUGUST 2013 TO PRESENT
Bayfront Medical Center
St. Petersburg, FL
PRECEPTORSHIP 180 HOURS ORTHOPEDIC/GYNECOLOGICAL POST OPERATIVE MED SURG UNIT

Planning and prioritization of patient assessment, administration of injections and medications, and general
patient care procedures

Documentation of patient care in Cerner Documentation System

Patient care load up to four patients

AUGUST 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2014


STUDENT NURSE

St. Petersburg, FL

Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Fl:

390 clinical hours in adult med surg, ciritical and emergent care including ICU, PCU, CVICU, and
perioperative nursing

Practiced and improved documentation, safe patient transfer, medication administration and assessments
under registered nurse

Johns Hopkins Medicines All Childrens Hospital and the Bayfont Baby Place at All Childrens Hospital, St.
Petersburg, Fl:

120 hours of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatric clinicals in critical care and , emergent care, labor and
delivery, med surg, and perioperative nursing

Observation and assistance of routine pediatric care

Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Fl:

90 hours of clinical practice in pediatric, geriatric and adult psychiatric units

Collaborated with psychiatric nurses in assessment, documentation and medication administration

Pinellas Hope Emergency Shelter, Clearwater, Fl:

90 hours of medication education and reconciliation with chronically displaced populations

WORK/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
JANUARY 2012-AUGUST 2013
St. Anthonys Hospital
PATIENT CARE ADVOCATE; VOLUNTEER

St. Petersburg, FL

Address and resolve quality of care concerns, inquiries and complaints of patients

Receptionist in the surgery waiting room acting as a liaison between family members and Pre-Op, PACU and
Post-Op nurses, doctors and staff

Empathetic conflict resolution

480 volunteer hours as a Patient Care Advocate before employment

AUGUST-NOVEMBER 2011
FIELD BIOLOGIST

GPI Southeast

Tampa, FL

Field assessment of state-owned wildlife management areas according to the FFWCC Objective Based
Vegetation Monitoring (OBVM) protocol
Asked to return for the 2011 OBVM census and seasonal field sampling in 2014 and 2012

JANUARY 2010-MAY 2011


RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Archbold Biological Research Station

Venus, FL

Contributed in the continuation of long term demographic research and experimental restoration of
threatened and endangered scrub species in the Plant Ecology lab

Designed and implemented a successful long term experimental introduction of Florida Rosemary

Data collection and management and general ecological lab work

Professional presentations and report preparation

Supervised undergraduate students and volunteers on a regular basis

AUGUST-NOVEMBER 2009
FIELD BIOLOGIST

GPI Southeast

Tampa, FL

Field assessment of state-owned wildlife management areas according to the FFWCC Objective Based
Vegetation Monitoring (OBVM) protocol.

Use of Trimble GPS equipment for navigation and data collection as well as Spherical densitometers,
calipers, DBH tape and basal area prism to assess vegetation.

CERTIFICATIONS

American Heart Association: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED)

Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout

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